The Early Republic Presidents George Washington and John
The Early Republic Presidents George Washington and John Adams 1788 1800 (X/54) 1
Election of 1789 • No parties • No campaigning • Electoral voting (only) • Not all states voted • Winner? • VP? (X/54) 2
Judiciary Act of 1789 CHAP. XX. –An Act to establish the Judicial Courts of the United States. (X/54) 3
George Washington’s… Cabinet George Washington; • Alexander Hamilton (secretary of treasury), • Thomas Jefferson (secretary of state) (X/54) 4
Economics in the Early Republic US debt $42 -million: owed to Americans $12 -million: owed to foreigners $54 -million State debt $25 -million (X/54) 5
“Assumption” & “perpetual debt” NYC Washington, DC (X/54) 6
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The Early Republic Foreign Policy in the Early Republic Spain Native Americans France Great Britain (X/54) 8
U. S. response? (X/54) 9
Citizen Genet Affair (X/54) 10
The Early Republic Foreign Policy in the Early Republic Spain Native Americans France Great Britain (X/54) 11
Jay’s Treaty (X/54) 12
The Early Republic Foreign Policy in the Early Republic Spain Native Americans France Great Britain (X/54) 13
Right of deposit (X/54) 14 aka Treaty of San Lorenzo
The Early Republic Foreign Policy in the Early Republic Spain Native Americans France Great Britain (X/54) 15
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Politics in the early republic (X/54) 17
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The First Party System Federalists Democratic Republicans (X/54) 19
Federalists • Manufacturers, merchants, and bankers • Favored • Tariffs • Strong national (federal) government • Bank of the United States (X/54) 20
Democratic Republicans • Farmers • Opposed • Tariffs • BUS • State governments (X/54) 21
Bottom line: • Domestic advice? • Foreign policy advice? (X/54) 22
Campaign of 1796 Current VP (X/54) Former Secretary of State 23
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President Vice President (X/54) ? ? ? 25
President John Adams • XYZ Affair • Quasi War “Millions for defense, not one cent for tribute. ” (X/54) 26
President John Adams • XYZ Affair • Undeclared war • Vs. France • In the Caribbean (X/54) • Quasi War 27
President John Adams An ACT concerning aliens An ACT concerning sedition (X/54) Alien & Sedition Acts 28
interposition Congress States (X/54) People 29
nullification Congress Law States (X/54) 30
Campaign of 1800 Former Secretary of State (X/54) President 31
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